The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-04
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the grand general stan Of Germany has
been publlshsd.
The Methodist annual Conference In ses-
sion at London has resolved to hold ies
eecond ecumenicAl conference In the United
States Ii 1891.
The dominion government contepplatos
following up tho d!sallowance of the Red
River Valley railroad charter BY issuing an
injunction to restrain tho contractors
from laying down the line upon lands own
cd by tho government.
Lord Charles Beresiord, junior lord OF
the admiralty. has resigned. The excuse
Tor resignation was minor breach OF
etiquette at Spithead during the naval re-:
view recently, whom d private signal
made by Lord Charles from the royal
yacht was converted into q public signal. 4,
!. Tho report Of Commissioners OF Internal
Revenue Miller, shows that the total col.
LOTIONS were Sis, 1915, 1877, or 81, O82. SSS
moro than the collections for The previous
tiecel year. Tho cost of collection was
%, o7b, OOO.%A very generally satisfactory
service throughout the country iseBhown.
The receipts rs compared with the receipts
i s, the p rev pYs ysar were as follows
81, 26S. o4l; tobacco, $50, los. oe7, an In n:
crease OF $4,000, 700; icrmented liquors,
$?l,922,1s7, an increase OF $2,245. 456;
oleomnrgnrinc. .$728.04S, all Increase:
banks aud bankers. $1,26s, an increase;
miscellaneous. $247, 045, an increase Of
$21 1895. Adocrcase In the consumption Of
spirituous liquors 10 indica tod, and cor.
responding increase In the consumption Of
malt liquors. Il: 4
The following pensions have been grant.
ed: Wisconsin: Widow b. Mc1ntyro.
Prairie du Chen; widow NJ. Klein, Cato;
widow J. F. Hays. Milwaukee; father II:
Fullerton. Ronducl; ". Walls, Ettrick;
]. Rubolts, New London: L. H. Stebbins,
Darien; w. Beattie, Portage; A. McCleary,
Maiden Rock; H. Van d. Boser, Sawyer;
P. Feune, Argyle; F. Mort, Chippewa Falls:
J. B. RUSSO. West Bend; j. B. Roucher,
Minnesota: S. From, Cambridge; +. s:
Mears, Owatohna; e.. w. Rice, Button;
N. c. Cosell Reads Landing; A. McNeel,
Pine Island; W. Markle, Minneapolis; NJ:
Dowd, Gothic; J; Amos, Ramsey; G. 8. Tay.
F: N. Hawkins Dandas; J: McGroman,
win: J: H, Anderson. Glendale; J. Thomas.
Milbank; D.. A: Corkins, Larimore; w. W.
CaywUod. F;andreau; Z: F. NJ. Nelson.
Portland; J. A. Clark, Portland; J. A.
Clask, aims G: w. Foster, Madison; c. r.
Pierce. Onida; A. S. Hopson, Casselton.
Secretary Lamar has denied tho peti.
ton OF the Sioux City & St. Paul road tot
land claimed for $! and one. quarter miles
Of road built at the Lamar end OF tho
line. He orders 123,643 acres OF land
erroneously patented to Iowa on account
OF this line DO thrown open to settlement,
It having boon released to tho State Of
Yr>+ - q
ed to the Chicago s. Milwaukee and the
Sioux City g. St. Paul companies In
O'Bricn county, he orders suit to be
brought against tho Sioux City s St. Paul
company, but not against tho Milwaukee
& St. Paul road.
Young Mnnning claiming to DO relative
ofex. Secretary Manning and complainin OF
cruel treatment in military prison is pro-
nounccd u fraud
At Baker City, Orc, Sheriff Smith has
arrested Andrew Hamilton for q murder
committed In Pike county, Illinois, 10
1875.
Mr.. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, left
London recently for Paris. It Is snid that
Mr.. Atkinson Ia charged by Secretary Bay,
ard with q private and confidential mis-.
sion relative to tho silver coinage question,
and Il report on the rival excollonces OF the
American and European systems will be
the result Of his summer vacation.
Tom Bran, u bachelor OF Bopham, Tex.
has just died, leaving over 81, 600, 900,
whom he had lived many years.
Tho total damage to railroad and pri.
waite property within a radius OF twenty.
storm, amounted to $3.50, 900.
~ A
man for president is adopted by tho Ohio
ind Gov. Foraker is renominated.
The Dakota editors elected officers and
voted to hold the next convention at Big
Stone Lake.
Col. Tyner, adjutant general OF Dakota,
the Dakota National Guard in Huron, to
DO hold from the LIST to tho Sth Of Soptom-
Der. Cooked rations will DO issued, and a
tnrget range established with prizes to tho
best narksmen.
Tho British subjects residing In Massa.
cllusctts and making living there number
$4,000.
A committee from Philadelphia, repre-.
sonting the constitutional centennial com.
mission, headed by Hon. John A. Kasson,
had n conference with the president at the
White house and agreed upon programme
for the celebration.
Tho strikers ut tho Limerick dock, at
tended by hob numbering 200, hooted
and stoned the imported Waterford labor.
ers, while tho latter were unloading YES.
sol. Much damage was done to property.
The police charged on the mob with drawn
batons, and tn the lively skirmish that FOL.
lowed many skulls were broken.
ohoo 81, - l..
Manitoba road. has completed his twenty.
filth year OF service for this company.
The Portland (Or.) News, which was
sold to J. D. Wilcox the other day, was
started six years ago by Nathan Cole OF
St. Louis and some Portland parties, who
sank about 100000 In IL. They thon
sold out, and tho Inst owners lost $50, 900.
The checks Of the Columbian bapk, Phila.
delphla were thrown out by tho Farmers
and Mechanics National bank, because Of
a lack OF funds.
Secretary Lamar has peculiar pension
case under consideration. A widow has
filed claim for pension arrearages, allow.
ed but not paid by her husband. It IL
shown by the evidence, which is not disput.
ed. that the woman killed her husband
was for this tried, convicted and sentenced
to life Imprisonment. The question arises
NS 10 "noCner, unOer tno Circu1n6t0nce9,6h e
shall receive benefit which, II not for her
murderous act would have accrued to het
husband.
James Hardy, of Watertown, Oak, was
caught on a meat hook and seriously in.
jured.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, Harry Penny, aged
eight years, while playing on the river bdi1k
fell into deep water and was drowned.
Tomatoes in Nebraska and Iowa shat.
tered many buildings and entail loss OF hu,
man life.
The secretary Of the interior decides
that public land entr1mcn neod not nee
essartly be farmers.
A document ofimportancet to the knights
OF Labor and signed by leading members
has boon received in Chicago. It says In
substance that owing to wjdo departures
from tho original principles on which tho
order was founded there hos boon u largo
increase in membership, and this will be
largely increased unless tho general assem-.
bly, noxt October makes some important
change.
Mr.. Gladstone addresses the London
Liberal Radical Union. He said: At the
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